The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-05
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Brnkemen's Dulunnds.
PfrrsBuHan, March 4.-Ths entire Pitts.
burRh division OF tho Baltimore 4 Ohio
road is threatened with strike Of the
freight brakemen. These men have ali
asked for an advance in wages. They arc
now awaiting reply to their demand.
The strike OF twenty-one freight brake.
men at Bradford, on the Mt. Pleasant &
Hickman branche5 OF the Baltimore &
Ohio, Is but the commencement OF what
may be general strike OF tho came class
Of men on the Pittsburgh division.
Some timo sincs q telegram wss sent 10
tho officials OF the road asking for un sd.
vance of wages amounting to 10 per cent.
A low months ego the wages Of the men
were advanced to 81 so for i2 hours work.
With ten per cent. added they would be-
increased to s. 90. The telegram was
signed by committee who claimed to rep
resent all OF the freight brakemen on the
Pittsburgh division. There are between
200 and 800 Of that claes OF men on this
division. = ~ =
No answer has yet been given to the
men. From an official source it was stated
thio morning that the men were being
well paid, that they were promptly re-
loved as coon as they worked Il hours,
and that no further advance in wages
would be granted to them.
No. conference bet geeu the men and The
officials has yet been held in regard 10 the
matter and it ia not likely that there will
be any. sgs0g { IN
Thc man have not said yet whether
they will strike il their demands Gre no.
granted, but the officials OF the road admit
that they do not know what the next
move will be. II the men on the Pitts
burgh divieion 50 out thera is danger OF
those on tho other divisions following
their example. The only men who are
concerned in the matter now arc the
brakemen, and there is no indication OF
trouble among tho cngineers Or passenger
brakemen. /.
An Official OF tho road in speaking OF the
trouble At Broadford, said this morning:
'The men notified us night bsiore last
that il they didn't receive ten psr cent Of
an advance by the next morning that they
wouldn't so to work. The next morning
the men were discharged, and the pay rolls
and'the money dus them was sent to Cou-
neilsville. There were twenty-one ot
these men. We have thirty men to take
their places. Within tho last tweuty-.our
houis We hsYe had fifty applications from
men who are willing to go 10 work. Yes,
the men who sre discharged are trying to
induce them to quit work, but they
haven't succeeded. Men are plenty now,
and it ;s no trouble 10 get sll we need.
Theirs were 10 iustness in the demand Of
the men who we're discharged. They were
well paid and we're not required 10 work
beyond twelve hours. They were near
their houses and could &c! their meals
regularly three times day..
It wss further stated that the officials
expect to be able to handle their coke
business: They claia that il the old crows
stop work others will Of once take their
places. Some Of tho coks is being handled
to-day. It is y very heavy coke district,
and in case the baltimore & Ohio il not
able to handle their shsre 1t will be tenn
porarlly given to tho Pennsylvania Rail-
rosd: the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie aud tho
p, Mex. Il Y. railroads.